I think it is important to provide consulting services for another reason: this is your chance to impress people directly and turn them in to fans.
It will take a long time for you to have success stories as the whole process takes approx a year to complete. In the meantime, people who know you and are excited about the assistance you have given to date will be excellent references / promotors. At least for me this seems like an important part of the puzzle.
its an excellent idea. good luck!
btw. another thought: probably makes sense to target those who are still in school and looking for guidance on how to turn a summer internship in to something big. those kinds of kids will still have a lot of ambition and financial resources to pursue this kind of project (which is, frankly, a big investment both in terms of time and money).
It will take a long time for you to have success stories as the whole process takes approx a year to complete. In the meantime, people who know you and are excited about the assistance you have given to date will be excellent references / promotors. At least for me this seems like an important part of the puzzle.
its an excellent idea. good luck!
btw. another thought: probably makes sense to target those who are still in school and looking for guidance on how to turn a summer internship in to something big. those kinds of kids will still have a lot of ambition and financial resources to pursue this kind of project (which is, frankly, a big investment both in terms of time and money).